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California, 66s.; Chilian white, 67s.; German, 59s. to 72s.; Australian, 
64s. to 67s.; Russian, 47s. to 60s. 
In Liverpool during the two months American white wheat ranged 
from 13s. to 14s. per cental; red winter and southern, 12s. to 12s. 6d.; 
No..1 spring, 12s. to 12s. 6d.; No. 2 spring, 11s. 3d. to 12s.; Canadian 
white, 12s. 6d. to 14s.; Canadian red, 12s. to 12s. 6d.; Californian white, 
11s. 11d. to 13s. 9d.; Chilian white, 12s. to 12s. 7d.; French white, 12s. 
6d. to 12s. 9d.; French red, 11s. 7d. to 12s. 1d.; Spanish white, 12s. 6d. 
to 12s. 8d.; Danubian, 7s. to 9s.10d.; Egyptian, 8s. 10d. to 11s. In 
Paris the wheat trade has shown no remarkable fluctuations. The ex- 
treme range from inferior to the best white being from 49s. to 58s. 6d. 
per quarter. 
At the close of 1872 the whole stock of wheat and flour on hand in 
the British islands was equal to 1,676,983 quarters of wheat, or about 
one month’s supply, showing a reduction of 403,626 quarters as compared 
with 1871. The stocks on hand reported in Russia, Germany, and 
America, being below those of the previous year, it was hoped that 
France and other southern countries would supply the deficit. Wheat 
seeding was delayed by unfavorable weather, and it was thought would 
be largely postponed till February. The general conditions of Janu- 
ary and February stimulated vegetation. The temperature was unu- 
sually high, while rain was so abundant that many clay lands were 
entirely saturated, giving rise to the fear that the wheat already sown 
would rot in the ground. Newly thrashed samples were quite indiffer- 
ent, while the lessening supply of British wheat seemed to leave the 
market measurably clear for foreign imports. Among the earlier arri- 
vals from abroad were noted some splendid samples of California white 
wheat, weighing 66 pounds to the bushel, and held at only 65s. per 
quarter in London. Unusually high prices at Marseilles and other 
Mediterranean ports gave some uneasiness in regard to the diversion 
of the Mediterranean wheat trade from England. As the winter months 
passed the fears as to rotting wheat already sown were, to some extent, 
realized, but the anticipated deficit bids fair to be amply supplied by 
foreign imports. The British deficiency, up to barvest, was estimated 
at 5,354,000 quarters, of which at least 1,100,000 quarters were expected 
from California, and nearly as much from Auétralia. The crops of Bel- 
gium and Germany were reported as promising. 
FLovug.—In London the rates of British flour continued uniform dur- 
ing the first two months of 1872; best town households, 50s. to 57s. per 
sack of 280 pounds; best county households, 44s. to 47s.; Norfolk and 
Suffolk, 38s. to 43s.; American flour, per barrel, 26s. to 29s. ; extra, 31s. 
te 34s. In Liverpool the standing quotations for English and Irish 
superfines were 40s. to 42s. per sack of 280 pounds; English and Irish 
extra, 43s. to 51s.; French, 48s. to 53s. 6d.; Spanish, 47s. to 47s. 64d. ; 
Trieste and Hungarian, 64s. to 74s.; Chilian and California, 44s. 6d. to 
50s.; American, western State, 28s. 6d. to 31s.; extra State, 30s. to 34s.; 
Baltimore and Philadelphia, 30s. to 35s.; Obio, 31s. to 35s.; Canadian, 
32s. to 34s. In Paris during January flour was quite steady, between 
42s, 3d. to 47s. 5d. It declined the third week in February to 40s. 6d. 
to 44s. 10d., but rose the following week to 42s. 3d. to 46s. 9d. 
INDIAN CoRN.—The standing quotations of the Mark Lane (London) 
market for American white were 32s. to 34s. per quarter; for yellow 
American, 28s. to 29s. In Liverpool the standing rates were as follows: 
American white, per 480 pounds, 31s. to 31s. 6d.; American yellow, 28s. 
6d. to 28s. 9d.; Trieste, 30s. to 30s. 6d.; Danubian, 28s. 9d. to 29s. 6d. 
